Officials said three children were killed in the attack, as President Zelenskiy called on Western countries to strengthen Ukraine's air defenses.
The death toll from a Russian drone strike that destroyed an apartment complex in the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa on Saturday rose to 10.
Ukraine's Interior Ministry reported that rescue workers recovered the bodies of an infant and her mother on Sunday morning, bringing the number of children killed in the attack to three.
“The mother tried to cover her 8-month-old child with her baby. [body]. She tried to save them. They were found tightly hugged,” the ministry said in a cable.
On Saturday, Ukrainian authorities said that falling debris from the Iranian-made Shahid drone – one of eight drones launched by Russia that officials reported – hit an apartment building, killing nine people dead. It was reported that infants were also included.
Russia launched thousands of these long-range winged drones at targets across Ukraine during the war.
Late Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said a second child had also died.
“Timofi was 4 months old. Mark was almost 3 years old. My condolences to all their loved ones,” President Zelenskyy wrote about X.
He added that a three-year-old girl and seven other people were injured in the attack.
search for survivors
Four more people may be trapped in the rubble in Odessa, the local branch of Ukraine's main emergency service announced in a Facebook update on Sunday.
Local governor Ole Kipel said rescue workers were continuing to search the scene and local authorities had announced a day of remembrance for the victims.
Elsewhere in Ukraine, local authorities reported that a 58-year-old man died after being trapped under rubble after Russian forces shelled a village in the southern Kherson region.
Local governor Ivan Fedorov announced that another civilian man, 38, had been killed in Russian shelling of the neighboring Zaporozhye region.
President Zelenskyy seeks air defense system
President Zelenskiy called on Western allies to strengthen Ukraine's air defenses following the deadly attack.
“Delays in the delivery of weapons to Ukraine and air defense to protect its people are unfortunately causing such losses. … Ukraine has never asked for more than what is necessary to protect lives,” Zelenskiy said. the president said.
Ukraine is now struggling to secure resources as the war enters its third year and a $60 billion aid package is pending in the U.S. Congress.
